git-fmt-merge-msg(1) ==================== NAME ---- git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] 'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] -F <file> DESCRIPTION ----------- Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of 'git merge'. This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automatically invoking 'git merge'. OPTIONS ------- --log[=<n>]:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. At most <n> commits from each merge parent will be used (20 if <n> is omitted). This overrides the `merge.log` configuration variable. --no-log:: Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. --[no-]summary:: Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be removed in the future. -m <message>:: --message <message>:: Use <message> instead of the branch names for the first line of the log message. For use with `--log`. -F <file>:: --file <file>:: Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of stdin. CONFIGURATION ------------- include::fmt-merge-msg-config.txt[] merge.summary:: Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in the future. EXAMPLE ------- -- $ git fetch origin master $ git fmt-merge-msg --log <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD -- Print a log message describing a merge of the "master" branch from the "origin" remote. SEE ALSO -------- linkgit:git-merge[1] GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite